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Infinity in Your Pocket ; Over 3,000 Theorums,facts, and Formulae
| Full title: | Infinity in Your Pocket ; Over 3,000 Theorums,facts, and Formulae |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780760766491 |
| ISBN 10: | 0760766495 |
| Authors: | Mike Flynn |
| Publisher: | Barnes and Noble |
| Num. pages: | 144 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2005 |
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Synopsis
What is Fermat’s Last Theorem? How many megahertz are in a Pentium 4 processor?
Probability, chaos theory, BASIC Code – facts and figures are all around us, but how much do we know about them and how much info can we retain? Delve into Infinity in Your Pocket to find:
Things you once knew but forgot
• The Pythagorean Theorem
• The Periodic Table
• The Laws of Motion
• Sine, Cosine, and Tangent
Things you’ve always wondered about
• How digital pictures work
• The difference between nuclear fission and
nuclear fusion
• How many places has Pi has been calculated to?
• What is Hubble’s law?
From arithmetic in ancient Babylonia to HyperText Markup Language (HTML) of the Internet age, Infinity in Your Pocket is an entertaining guide to the numbers and laws that govern our Universe.